I learnt to spin back in the 80s for weaving with singles only and at
the time it was a harsh drysdale or similar type of roving that you
bought from a carpet making plant.
Then later in the late 80s I learnt to spin and ply thread for much
better things like knitting! And at that time I also changed wheels as
the Ashford Traveller was to clunky for what I wanted to. Refined stuff
as the private tutor was refined! So at that time I got a Pipy
horizontal - later that got sold as it was too awkward and at the time I
needed $$. At that time I learnt to spin a wide range of nice fleece.
I currently spin on either an electronic Ashford [black box] or one of
my interesting wheels that I happen to own. I'm in the process of
getting one already to sell - it just needs a lot of TLC and some
running time - it's a Popular Mechanics kitset wheel which I'm loathe to
sell but I have just tooooooooo many wheels in relationship to the
time/space I have.
Now I like to spin in the grease but currently I'm spinning some
commercially carded Cormo. which is a Corriedale/Merino X. I don't
particularily mind what the fleece is as I like to try different things
and I have lots of stash that I either have a huge amount of like
fleeces +++ or I have very small nice luxury bits etc.
I belong to a mailorder spinning group as such and last newsletter we
were sent about 50grms of hemp to try - it waits for me to do that.
cathy in wintertime New Zealand
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